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" I know that one day I'm going to die. I want to accomplish as much as I can before I do. "
Clarence Clemons
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" I don't care about the gold records and all of that stuff. I care about what we do onstage, and the joy that we bring to people. "
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" Of course, you get exhausted. You want to pass out. I came close a couple of times. But you're filled with something, that feedback that comes from the audience. "
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" I have faith in the judicial system. "
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" I didn't think I'd ever be a Michael Jackson fan. But... watching him move, watching him dance, is so encouraging for me. Because, in my mind, I can do all that stuff. "
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" How many ways can you cut a steak? How many ways can a chord go? I've been in this business so long, I know how to cut it. "
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" I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead. "
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" Somebody said to me, 'Whenever somebody says your name, a smile comes to their face.' That's a great accolade. I strive to keep it that way. "
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" Now that I am much older, I have had a number of sax players tell me I was responsible for them playing sax. Some of them I have admired over the years. "
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" I like health-conscious cooking, but growing up in the South, I do love southern cooking; southern France, southern Italy, southern Spain. I love southern cooking. "
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" The calm mind allows one to connect with the inner self, the Soul, the very source of our being. That's where the music lives. That's where my music comes from. "
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" I visualize what I do before I do it. Visualizing makes me better. "
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" I have no agenda - just to be loved. "
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" Going through all of this physical stuff, it's been a tough job. But I've loved every second of my life. "
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" I grew up with a very religious background. "
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" Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' and I thought, 'We're all going to die. The man is going to get us all killed.' But then you saw all these kids with the American flag and German flags together and singing the song, and it was, wow, like 'We Shall Overcome.' "
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" Small clubs aren't as lucrative, but spiritually, they're my favorite places to play. It's a homey kind of thing. I refer to it as the Church of What's Happening Now. "
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" When a fan says, 'Man, you saved my life; I heard 'Jungleland'... and I cried... and I felt joy in my life again,' that's my hall of fame. "
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" I'm like the Bionic Man. "
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" As long as my mouth, hands, and brain still work, I'll be out there doing it. I'm going to keep going 'til I'm not there anymore. This is what's keeping me alive and feeling young and inspired. "
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" When I walk on stage, it's the 'healing floor.' No matter how bad I'm hurting, I get out there and do it. "
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" I was a born rock n' roll sax player. "
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" I'm blessed with nice legs, but I see lots of guys with big upper bodies and pencil legs. "
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" Asbury Park's a special place for me. It's where I really began playing. "
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" I found out how great the E Street Band is. The reality of a band that you can't scoop aside, can't put in a corner. "
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" I always had this vision of what I wanted to do in life. "
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" It's a matter of choosing what is most important to you and putting that first. Once you have recognized your true purpose in life, this becomes much easier. "
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